Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous British graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details.

He started as a freehand graffiti artist 1992-1994 as one of Bristol's DryBreadZ Crew (DBZ), often assisting writers Kato and Tes. He was inspired by local artists and his work was part of the larger Bristol underground scene. From the start he used stencils as elements of his freehand pieces, too.

Banksy's stencils feature striking and humorous images occasionally combined with slogans. The message is usually anti-war, anti-capitalist or anti-establishment. Subjects include animals such as monkeys and rats, policemen, soldiers, children, and the elderly.

On 7 February 2007, Sotheby's auction house in London auctioned three Banksy works, reaching the highest ever price for a Banksy work at auction: over £102,000 for his Bombing Middle England. Two of his other graffiti works, Balloon Girl and Bomb Hugger, sold for £37,200 and £31,200 respectively, which were well above their estimated prices. The following day's auction saw a further three Banksy works reach soaring prices. Ballerina With Action Man Parts reached £96,000; Glory sold for £72,000; Untitled (2004) sold for £33,600 - all prices being significantly above estimated values. To coincide with the second day of auctions, Banksy updated his website with a new image of an auction house scene showing people bidding on a picture that said, "I Can't Believe You Morons Actually Buy This Shit." (via wiki)

More Banksy works here and @ his website.

Discover some fascinating photos of the largest holes on the Earth.

Piers are timeless landmarks of many oceanfront metropolises, as they embody paradise on the edge of civilization.  Gaining popularity early in the 1900's, piers resembling scaled down versions of Coney Island were erected in coastal cities around the world. People of all ages were drawn in by the glowing aura of their attractions, the aroma of fried cuisine, as well as the sounds of mechanical rides and the adjacent ocean. Alas, the evolution of modern theme parks has ostracized pleasure piers into a realm filled with the nostalgic relics of our past.

Nevertheless, the humble pier is being reinvented around the world in more creative ways than we could ever imagine.

Bradford Waugh concept and idea for future bike transmission system. It looks awesome...

The 118 WallyPower is an incongruous name for a high performance superyacht that integrates technology with aesthetics for a sleek and startling result. The deck superstructure has an aero-dynamic, stealth-bomber design with a vertical bow and air inlets encasing an innovative interior layout based on zen-like simplicity to mask a surprising amount of comfort. Three gas turbines generate 16,800 HP power that allow the 118 WallyPower to cruise a leisurely 60 knots in flat seas and tackle rough waters with ease in this ultimate luxury vehicle.

The designer and founder of Wally Yachts is Luca Bassani Antivari, a 47-year-old Italian entrepreneur and former champion yachtsman who has earned the Monaco-based company an international reputation for customised cruising boats. So much so, in fact, that the 118 WallyPower recently won the MYDA, the Millennium Yacht Design Award organised by Seatec (the yachting and shipping technology show of Carrarafiere) for the "Layout of the Third Millennium.

Check out car design, with binoculars, compass and bicycle for marina style cruising...

Read about architecture masterpiece, state of the art bridge, which was assembled and erected in the steep ravine by only 6 workers in late summer 1929.

Only ten bottles of the most expensive perfume in the world were to be sold when production began last year, and the costly perfume was made to order in either a women’s or men’s fragrance. This perfume is sold by Clive Christian, who acquired an established name in perfumes, Crown Perfumery, in 1999. They designed the exhorbitant scent called “Clive Christian No. 1″ from what they say are the rarest, finest ingredients around. The flacon that the perfume comes in was crafted by the French glass specialist Baccarat Crystal. The bottle is encrusted with a five carat diamond that would make this perfume more attractive than the person wearing it. The expensive perfume bottle also has an 18-carat gold collar around the bottle’s top.

Clive Christian describes the scent like so:

• Top notes of bergamot, lime, Sicilian mandarin, cardamom, nutmeg, and thyme.
• Heart notes of lily of the valley, rose, jasmine, ylang ylang, and heliotrope.
• Base notes of cedarwood, sandalwood, vetiver, ambery woods, and vanilla.

Also, here you can find list of ten the most expensive perfumes ever.

...whenever I felt bored...I watch this video...make me instantly happy